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Think tank argues chancellor’s bungled budget fundraiser makes case for better policymaking

National Audit Office says department’s attempts to address delays have compressed its Carrier Strike delivery schedule and “added risk with limited contingency”

Department also in the middle of big external recruitment push, perm sec tells MPs

After a tumultuous first six months as director general of the Government Digital Service, Kevin Cunnington has finally got the long-awaited Transformation Strategy off his desk and is looking forward to an office move. Rebecca Hill meets him.

PACAC slams the “absence of safeguards” to ensure prime ministers do not bypass proper cabinet procedures,  and urges government to publish the lessons it has learned from Chilcot Inquiry

A “radical” drive to move departments out of London would help regions adapt following Brexit, say consultants

Real terms pay levels to be £1,700 below 2009/10 peak set before Osborne freeze

BT looks at what's holding back the public sector from integrating new technology and enabling more flexible working 

Sarah Healey says response to Brexit shows the civil service at its best

Simon Case and Katrina Williams join the UK Permanent Representation to the European Union, as government prepares to issue Article 50 notification

Institute for Government report highlights “persistent weaknesses” that cause costly policy churn, prescribing a stronger role for MPs and the centre of government to stop unnecessary changes and secure institutional memory

Find out more about work to expand apprenticeships in Whitehall and beyond

Scottish first minister uses hastily-arranged press conference to say she will ask Theresa May for second referendum by spring 2019 

Longstanding top scientist at the environment department heading for the exit, in move Defra says comes at "natural end" of his fixed term

International trade secretary's warning comes after reports officials in his department were dismissive of Commonwealth trade plan

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

Pact pledges “appropriate” pay for new starters and protects salaries of existing staff members who retrain under apprenticeship proposals

With staff numbers and responsibilities growing, DCMS is undergoing something of a renaissance. Permanent secretary Sue Owen tells Suzannah Brecknell about the importance of leadership, the value of culture, and the power of music

IfG says realism is needed on the scale of the EU divorce challenge

Alexandra Jones set to leave Centre for Cities to take up new role

Public Accounts Committee says economic case is “crystal clear” for both houses to relocate for the duration of a £3.9bn overhaul

We shouldn't have to wait until the wheels fall off to find that cuts to services have gone way beyond any sustainable level, argues the former DWP permanent secretary

Watchdog’s anger follows government response to committee’s Grimstone Review findings